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1955 Map of Mt Pleasant

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Mt Pleasant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Mt Pleasant serves as a central hub on this mid-century survey of the borderlands between Gadsden County, Florida, and Decatur County, Georgia. The landscape is defined by its agrarian and spiritual life, evidenced by the high density of rural churches including St Stevens Ch, Mt Zion Ch, and Pleasant Hope Ch. Education is centered at the Mt Pleasant Sch, while the dead are memorialized at sites like the Hannatown Cem.

Transport networks are prominent, showing how rail lines carved through the countryside. The Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line traverse the terrain north of the Apalachicola Northern, while the Watson Line marks a distinct property or historical boundary. The intricate drainage of North Mosquito Creek and South Mosquito Creek dictates the placement of settlements like Hardaway and Faceville, reflecting a time before modern suburban expansion.